December 22, 2011 Gingrich swats Ron Pauls foreign policy: He doesnt want to blame the bad guys By Will Rahn
12/22/2011
Will Rahn is a political writer at The Daily Caller. Will previously worked as an online editor at TheDC and a researcher for MSNBC's Morning Joe.
Republican presidential candidate, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, right, speaks as former House Speaker Newt Gingrich listens during a Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011.
(AP Photo/Eric Gay, Pool)
Despite his promise to avoid attacking his opponents during the Republican presidential primaries, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said on Thursday that Texas Rep. Ron Pauls popularity comes from people who want to legalize drugs.
Gingrich then went on to criticize Pauls foreign policy views as naïve.
[Paul] is a guy who basically says, if the United States were only nice, it wouldnt have had 9/11, Gingrich said during a radio interview, according to National Journal. He doesnt want to blame the bad guys.
He dismisses the danger of an Iranian nuclear weapon and seems to be indifferent to the idea that Israel could be wiped out.
And as I said, I think the key to his volunteer base is people who want to legalize drugs.
While just a week ago Gingrich was widely seen as the favorite to win Jan. 3 Iowa Caucus, a recent Iowa University poll showed Paul now leading the former speaker of the House in the Hawkeye State. Gingrich has also been the target of round-the-clock attack ads in the state funded by Paul, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and political groups backing former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
Gingrich has been critical of his opponents ads and on Wednesday, challenged Romney to a one-on-one debate.
Im happy taking the heat, why doesnt he join me in the kitchen? Gingrich told Fox News.
For his part, Romney says he has no control over the super PACs backing his candidacy and attacking Gingrich in Iowa. Gingrich dismisses that claim, and says Romney could stop the ads if he wanted to.
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